Joe Sarling

Job role: As Strategic Director for Health, I provide strategic leadership for Health and Care Integration, healthy active places and placemaking, and walking, wheeling, cycling. I work closely with partners across GM including NHSGM and the GM Integrated Care Partnership.

Date joined: July 2024

Professional background: Having graduated with a BA and MSc in economics, I have built a career in research, policy, strategy and transformation. With a professional background in placemaking and regeneration I have led strategic functions within charities, private sector, civil service, and think tanks. I am passionate about the potential of connecting practice, insight and policy development – harnessing their combined power creates the conditions for better outcomes for people.

Fun fact: As a keen cyclist my biggest achievement was completing an ‘Everesting’ challenge – cycling up and down and single mountain until you ascend the same height as Everest (8,848m). Guess you’d have to be pretty ‘keen’ to want to do that!

Pronouns: he/him